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(No Model.) T. J. FLAGG.

SHIRT.

No. 466,335. Patented Jan 5, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J. FLAGG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO FISK, CLARK &

. FLAGG, OF SAME PLACE.

SHIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,335, dated January5, 1892.

Application filed September 22, 1891- Serial No. 406,476. (No model.)

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. FLAGG, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shirts; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, making a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to shirts which have combined therewith the lapelsor front of a vest in order to present the appearance of a shirt wornwith a vest without the actual discomfort of a Vest; and it has for itsobject to improve the construction of such combinationshirts in suchmanner that the comfort of the wearer will be increased, that thegarment may more readily be put on and 01f, andthat the neatness andelegance of appearance may be greatly enhanced.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a shirtconstructedin accordance with my invention, the same being represented,for convenience, as folded. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the convergingplaits which represent the vest-front, the collar and body of theshirtbeing indicated in dotted lines; and Fig. 3 is a section on the line :20a: of Fig. l.

The shirt A, which is preferably of the class known as negligee, is openinfront, as indicated by the line F and the buttons G, and has atnrn-down collar E, secured to the neckband. To the upper portion of theshirt-front and in such position as to have their inner cornersconcealed beneath the collar E are secured the upper ends of convergingplaits B B. The lower ends of said plaits overlap, the one over theother, and are secured together to the shirt-front at a point below thelower end of the opening F. The outer edges of the plaits are attachedto the sides of the shirt-front by lines of stitching C C, while theinner edges are free from the upper to the lower end.

In the construction above describedthe garment is given a more finishedand neat appearance about the neck by the lapping of the collar over theupper ends of the plaits,

mit the shirt to be removed, besides'detract-- ing from the comfortwhich it is the object of a negligee shirt to secure.

I claim as my invention The combination, with a shirt open in front anda turn-down collar secured to the neck band thereof, of convergingplaits attached at their upper ends to the shirt-front beneath thecollar and at their lower ends overlapping and secured to theshirt-front below the lower end of the opening, and having their outeredges sewed to the sides of the shirt-front and their inner edges freefrom the upper to the lower end, substantially as shown and described.

. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS J. FLAGG.

Witnesses:

A. N. JESBERA, A. WIDDER.

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